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South Alabama's Hannah Campbell of Satsuma named to district all-academic team

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South Alabama pitcher Hannah Campbell became the first member of the Jaguars' softball team to earn first-team all-district all-academic honors, it was announced Tuesday. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie, courtesy of South Alabama)

MOBILE, Alabama -- As the South Alabama softball team prepares to begin play in the Tuscaloosa Regional of the NCAA Tournament beginning Friday afternoon, its coaches and players were informed Tuesday that senior left-handed pitcher Hannah Campbell has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District team.

Campbell becomes the first Jaguar softball player in the program's history to earn the award, which is presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The Satsuma native earned first-team honor with a 3.47 grade point average in Exercise Science for which she has already received her degree.

The pitcher is currently ranked third in the NCAA in earned run average (0.92) and walks allowed per seven innings (0.76) to lead a Jaguar pitching staff that tops the country in overall ERA (1.28).

She will join the Akron Racers in August, where she was drafted third overall in the 2014 National Pro Fastpitch Draft in March, becoming the first Jaguar softball player to move to the professional level and the first female student-athlete in USA history to be drafted professionally. She is also the first Jags' softball player to earn All-America honors, which she earned last season.

Campbell was among student-athletes from Alabama, Georgia and Georgia State that received honors in District 4, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.